Telling Scary Stories to the Board? Stop. Here’s Why. – Mischel Kwon – CSP #1
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1. Telling Scary Stories to the Board? Stop. Here’s Why. – Mischel Kwon – CSP #1
CISOs today have varied tenures at organizations depending upon their ability to master learning the business of the organization. Join this podcast to learn how to translate information security technical issues into a business-focused language and determine the right amount of technical language to share with executives.
To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIESMischelKwonCCExtract.pdf
Kwon, M. 2019. Communicating Security Progress and Needs with Business-focused Leadership. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 30. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.
To purchase the book: www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald.
This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!
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Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of W@tchTower. She brings a rare blend of hands-on experience, academic research and training, and a seasoned understanding of how to build security operations organizations from inception. Mischel has more than 35 years of broad IT and security experience, ranging from application design and development, to network architecture and deployment, to building and implementing security operations centers, as she did when she built the first Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) to monitor and defend the Department of Justice network against cyber threats while serving as the Deputy Director for IT Security Staff at the United States Department of Justice.
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Todd Fitzgerald promotes CISO/CPO leadership via the SCMedia CISO STORIES weekly podcast, advisory board participation, and international speaking engagements. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cybersecurity Collaborative. Todd authored 5 books, including #1 New Release (2024) Privacy Leader Compass: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Building and Leading Practical Privacy Programs, and #1 Best-selling (2019-2023) and 2020 CANON Cybersecurity Hall of Fame book, CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers. Named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, Todd’s senior leadership positions include Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, Wellpoint/National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.
